Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), George Krobea Asante, has rejected blanket criticisms directed at the party’s national executives following the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections.
He made these remarks during an appearance on The Verdict with Isaac Addae on Starr 103.5 FM on Tuesday, August 5, in response to a question on whether the executives should be blamed for what has been described as a “miserable” loss.
“When people blame the current executives of the NPP for not really working hard, of leading the NPP to fail miserably in the 2024 general elections, what would you say to that?” the host asked.
In response, Krobea Asante said the political environment has its own dynamics and cautioned against reactionary approaches to electoral setbacks.
He argued that political parties are not disposable tools to be discarded after electoral setbacks. To support his point, he cited how the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) handled its historic 2016 defeat.
“NDC, when they lost the election in 2016 by over a million votes… they never chased all their national executives out,” he said. “Asiedu Nketia was then the general secretary of the party… they never changed him out… They rather reorganised their party.”
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He added that the NDC kept experienced executives who had gained on-the-job knowledge and later rewarded them, referencing how Asiedu Nketia was eventually elected national chairman.
“So in effect, the current crop of NPP executives should be maintained. It should be individual-based,” he said, clarifying that he wasn’t advocating for blanket retention but rather performance-based assessment.
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Krobea Asante, who is also a national youth organiser hopeful, said delegates should be allowed to evaluate the contributions of each officer. Citing himself, he noted, “I sit before you as a Deputy National Communications Director without a budget… So they’ll consider the portfolio given to me, the impact I made with the office, my performance…”
He urged party faithful to focus on constructive assessments rather than blanket criticism or mass dismissals.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
